Sandakan District Mosque

The Sandakan District Mosque (Malay: Masjid Daerah Sandakan or also known as Masjid Besar Sim-Sim) is a mosque in Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Built in 1985 and completed in 1989, it is the main mosque for the district of Sandakan. The mosque was officially opened in 1990.^[1]

Sandakan District Mosque
Masjid Daerah Sandakan
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia
Shown within Sabah
Geographic coordinates	5°50′46.5″N 118°7′44.77″E / 5.846250°N 118.1291028°E / 5.846250; 118.1291028Coordinates: 5°50′46.5″N 118°7′44.77″E / 5.846250°N 118.1291028°E / 5.846250; 118.1291028
Architecture
Architect(s)	Dato Baharuddin Kassim
Type	mosque
Groundbreaking	1985
Completed	1989
Minaret(s)	1

In 2016, the mosque was visited by the Crown Prince of Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail.^[2]

See also

• Islam in Malaysia

References

1. "Masjid Besar Sandakan (Sandakan Grand Mosque)". Islamic Tourism Centre of Malaysia. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
2. (in Malay). New Sabah Times. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.

External links

•   Media related to Sim-Sim City Mosque Sandakan at Wikimedia Commons
• Sandakan District Mosque information on IslamGRID: 2.0